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Need tips on polymer clay
I'm not sure about polymer clay, but I really enjoy salt dough. The
advantage is that it's so cheap to make - just flour, salt and water! You can paint on it with anything too. Charlie. "BedazzlingJewels" wrote in message ... I'm trying to encourage my son's artistic ability. He's pretty good with watercolors and I read somewhere that you can use watercolor pencils to "paint" on polymer clay. I was thinking maybe he could make some focal beads or pendants that I could use and if they sell, he'd see that his artistic talent can even make him some money! I'm not a polymer clay artist and I know very little about it, but I thought working with clay would appeal to him. Any tips/suggestions will be appreciated. Caren |
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'm not sure about polymer clay, but I really enjoy salt dough. The
advantage is that it's so cheap to make - just flour, salt and water! You can paint on it with anything too. Will salt dough hold up well enough to be worn as jewelry? My son is 15 (probably should have mentioned that) so dexterity isn't a problem. |
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Frankly, Caren, if he's 15 and not very interested in making or selling
art/jewelry, I think you should let him seek out his own interests. Pushing him into this now would just make him feel like you're pushing him into your agenda at the price of his own and might delay his interest in artist expression. My mother had a couple illustrated books published by the Oxford Press while she was in high school. (And Tina was artistic too). I always felt those parenthesis. As it happens, my mother's art and mine were in two completely different medium groups (2D and 3D), and our approaches to art were even more dissimilar. If he's interested enough to enquire for himself, I also think the people here would be better able to help him. Tina "BedazzlingJewels" wrote in message ... 'm not sure about polymer clay, but I really enjoy salt dough. The advantage is that it's so cheap to make - just flour, salt and water! You can paint on it with anything too. Will salt dough hold up well enough to be worn as jewelry? My son is 15 (probably should have mentioned that) so dexterity isn't a problem. |
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Heya Deborah,
Thanks for posting that link... it's one I had not found yet while re building my personal links list, (Psst..... I have some polyclay on eBay at the moment! ) -- Warmest Regards, Nita, White Raven Designs http://www.stores.ebay.com.au/whiteravendesigns "Deborah" wrote in message ... Try he http://www.glassattic.com/ There's a bunch of info related to what you are seeking. Best, Deborah "BedazzlingJewels" wrote in message ... I'm trying to encourage my son's artistic ability. He's pretty good with watercolors and I read somewhere that you can use watercolor pencils to "paint" on polymer clay. I was thinking maybe he could make some focal beads or pendants that I could use and if they sell, he'd see that his artistic talent can even make him some money! I'm not a polymer clay artist and I know very little about it, but I thought working with clay would appeal to him. Any tips/suggestions will be appreciated. Caren |
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Sure, I've made stage jewelry from it before. It got a few knocks. Only
one piece broke and we just fixed it with super glue and re-varnished it! Charlie. "BedazzlingJewels" wrote in message ... 'm not sure about polymer clay, but I really enjoy salt dough. The advantage is that it's so cheap to make - just flour, salt and water! You can paint on it with anything too. Will salt dough hold up well enough to be worn as jewelry? My son is 15 (probably should have mentioned that) so dexterity isn't a problem. |
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My son makes makes pendants from clay, and they usually sell...but he's not all
that motivated to do it. I think there are some of them on my "masks" page. Polymer Clay is great for use with colored pens or pencils--I use Berol Prismacolors for best results. The flat sheets of clay have a good "tooth" for direct drawing, or you can transfer the drawings on paper onto the clay. Try to get him to use Premo if he wants to make and sell---SculpyIII is not as durable, tho more common in stores. Salt/cornstarch dough is cool for kids to play with, but does not hold up well through time, it is very sensitive to humidity. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com view my auctions at: http://www.polyclay.com/Collage/auction.htm |
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